Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd Purchases 20,798 Shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF $EWU

Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd increased its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) by 8.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 255,275 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 20,798 shares during the period. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF makes up about 0.2% of Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest position. Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd owned about 0.40% of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF worth $10,714,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 191.3% during the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 8,047 shares of the company’s stock valued at $320,000 after buying an additional 5,285 shares during the period. Arkadios Wealth Advisors bought a new position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the second quarter valued at $295,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 4.8% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 467,703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,577,000 after acquiring an additional 21,457 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 29.8% in the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 109,740 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,359,000 after acquiring an additional 25,168 shares during the period. Finally, Simplex Trading LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 950.9% in the 2nd quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 35,269 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,400,000 after acquiring an additional 31,913 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.38% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Trading Up 1.0%

EWU stock opened at $47.88 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $3.10 billion, a PE ratio of 15.42 and a beta of 0.71. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a 12 month low of $32.76 and a 12 month high of $48.06. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $45.22 and a 200 day moving average price of $43.17.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI United Kingdom index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of British companies. It covers the top 85% of British companies by market cap. EWU was launched on Mar 12, 1996 and is managed by BlackRock.